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Previous attempts to expand background checks or pass sweeping gun control bills have failed in the Maine Legislature because of opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers from rural areas.
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Both for recent arrivals and those who have been in the country for decades, the growing list of mass shootings is eroding a sense of security they hoped to find in America.
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Maine's two Democratic house members have split on a pair of bills designed to increase the waiting time and expand background checks for those seeking to…
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In response to two recent deadly mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, about 100 protesters rallied in downtown Portland Sunday afternoon to advocate for gun…
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Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says that she would support legislation to close what she calls “loopholes in the background check system”…
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Maine lawmakers are considering an additional “red flag” bill that supporters say is designed to curb gun violence.The bill, the result of negotiations…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine is unlikely to move forward on firearm legislation prohibiting the sale of high-capacity magazines. The Legislature's Criminal…
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More than 100 activists on both sides of the gun control debate were at the State House Friday to testify on nearly a dozen bills being considered this…
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Maine’s two Democratic representatives for Congress usually agree on most issues, but they do not align on a bill that would expand federal background…
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State lawmakers are proposing an array of changes to Maine's gun laws, including instituting background checks for all private sales and…